Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-07-02
STOCK AND FARM.

0AOOA AND FARM.
Greeley, CAL, has become famous for
Its large crops OF most excellent potatoes
that are sent to several states and terri
tories.
Last year the Northern Pacific road
carried over 100000 sheep from Mon
tana and Washington territories for the
Chicsgo market.
There is movement In Scotland in
favor of selling eggs by weight Deal
ers as well as poultry keepers are in
favor OF the change.
Several pieces Of land planted in an
pie and pear trees in Kent county, Eng
land, have been sold this season at the
rate Of 81, 500 per acre.
Probably the largest barn in the world
is at Popino, Nebraska, and owned by
the Union Cattle company of Cheyenne.
1t is 700 feet long and 276 feet wide.
covering between and 5 acres.
A fruit-grower Of Orlando, Fla,
buried one thousand oranges ON the 18th
OF January and kept them buried until
few days since, when he took them up.
They were found to be sound and JUICY.
Where one horse dies from overwork
In this country, twenty die from exhaust
ion or want of proper treatment. A
sound horse will stand q wonderful
amount of work if he has the right kind
of care while at it.
lola Democrat: In this county this
year there is only reported 756 acres
OF blue grass, as against 1852 acres for
last year. We cannot account for the
decrease. There are 312 acres in the
orchard grass aud sos acres in other
tame grasses. Allen is rapidly becoming
tame grass county.
Crude petroleum is now being used
in many places for generating steam in
the boilers of thrashing- machines. It
Is preferred to any kind of fuel, as it
produces no sparks which are likely to
set grain fields on fire. As the furnace
for burning oil is small, the weight of
the apparatus is less than that in which
coal and wood are consumed.
Coal ashes are of some value as fer
tilizer, especially to mix with clayey soil.
But the best use to make of the ashes is
for roads and paths. A good covering.
over which little soil is thrown, will
soon form q hard, solid road. To make
better walk, prepare and level the bed,
excavating it a few inches below the
general surface Pour on q coating of
coal tar and cover it thickly with coal
ashes. When thus is dry, repeat with
another coat OF tar and ashes, and 80 on,
until there are four coats of tar and as
many Of ashes. This, in short time,
will harden and make walk as hard as
stone.
Garden City Herald: A herd of buff
ialo just south OF the river to-day at
tracted great deal Of attention and
sent good many curious people over
there who had never seen One of these
survivors of "race" that is rapidly
disappearing. The herd stationed in
South Garden, proved to be that of @. j.
Jones, Of Garden City, or in fact was
known to be, as he is the only man in
Kansas who has such q herd of animals.
During bis hunt down in Western Texas
and New Mexico he increased the size of
his herd considerably, capturing during
the trip thirty calves, snd these with one
old COW constitute the herd that attract
ed attention to-day. They were driven
up from Texas in two weeks by John
Biggs, who still has charge Of them.
They will be moved to point four miles
below town, and placed with the balance
of the herd, making forty in all, and the
largest that is known in the United
States. MI. Jones believes that by
crossing the buffalo with certain breeds
of cattle, new and more hardy variety
of stock will be the result. efforts in
this line are being watched with interest
by stockmen from all side.
Globe livestock Journal: The fores-
try station that was located two and
one-haH miles from this city, several
months ago by Hon. 8. G. Robb, COM
missioner of forestry for the state, is
to show up very well under
the able superintendent of Mr.. Bartlett.
The first work done on the station was
commenced just one month ago, when
the plow was started to turn over the
sod and about fifty five acres were bro
ken before it was stopped. Five and
one-hah acres were thoroughly stirred
and pulverized and planted with the
following ten kinds Of seeds: honey and
black locusts, elm, ash, catalpa and
maple, most of which are now up 30 that
The rows can be clearly defined, many Of
the small tree plants being three inches
IN height, showing up millions of small
;rees, many OF which will attain height
IF two or three feet this season, and will
DO ready for transplanting this fall or
ssrly spring. There Lave been some
'ew trees set out, perhaps thousand or
TWO, on this station, nearly all of which
are making very good growth. The
station has been neatly laid of in fields,
Ill of which will be fenced yet this
season. The grounds have been neatly